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New South Wales Blues are one victory away from winning the State of Origin series for just the second time in 12 years and face off with the Queensland Maroons in Game 2 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Blues thrashed the Maroons 28-4in Game 1 at Suncorp Stadium on May 31 and now have the chance to seal a first State of Origin win since 2014 on home soil.

Per News.com.au, the Maroons are likely to be boosted by the return of playmaker Johnathan Thurston, who missed Game 1 with a shoulder injury but is “a definite starter” for Wednesday, according to skipper Cameron Smith.

Maroons coach Kevin Walters has overhauled his side for Game 2 as he looks to mastermind a comeback victory in the series and extend Queensland’s winning run to three in a row.

Along with Thurston, Billy Slater and Gavin Cooper also return to the side, while Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Jacob Lillyman, Corey Oates, Aidan Guerra and Justin O’Neill are all dropped, and Anthony Milford is injured.

Valentine Holmes, Coen Hess, Tim Glasby and Jarrod Wallace have all been handed debuts, per NRL:

It is the first time the Blues have named an unchanged State of Origin side in 21 years, and coach Laurie Daley said he was delighted to be able to pick the same players, per Matt Encarnacion of the Australian Associated Press (h/t Stuff.co.nz):

“It’s great to be able to name the same 17 guys again. They did such a great job in game one. But the key for us is to try and repeat that performance.”

A repeat of the hammering the Blues handed out in Game 1 is unlikely.

Per Sporting Life’s Ian Millward, the Maroons’ squad for Game 2 looks much better equipped to deal with the Blues and Thurston’s return could prove crucial in a potentially tight encounter.

Certainly NSW are likely to have to work harder to earn scores than they did at the end of May as the Maroons now boast a potent blend of youth and experience.

Nerves could play a crucial role on Wednesday. The Blues have largely been starved of State of Origin triumphs for over a decade.

Their 2014 victory marked a first shield win since 2005, so they will desperate to convert their Game 1 triumph into a series win, and they will want to get it done sooner rather than later.

Should the Maroons take an early lead and show that they will not be bullied as they were in Game 1, the tension inside Sydney’s ANZ Stadium will ratchet up and could have a major influence on the outcome of the match.

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Against the odds, New South Wales decisively thumped Queensland in the first State Of Origin match. Can they make it 2-0 on Wednesday to take home the trophy? Or will we have a nail-biting decider on our hands come July 12? Here’s everything you need to know about viewing Game 2 — whether you’re planning to watch live, at the pub, on TV or on the internet.

Below is everything you need to know about watching this year’s State Of Origin – including streaming tips, where to buy tickets and the players on each team.

New South Wales Blues are one victory away from winning the State of Origin series for just the second time in 12 years and face off with the Queensland Maroons in Game 2 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Blues thrashed the Maroons 28-4in Game 1 at Suncorp Stadium on May 31 and now have the chance to seal a first State of Origin win since 2014 on home soil.

Per News.com.au, the Maroons are likely to be boosted by the return of playmaker Johnathan Thurston, who missed Game 1 with a shoulder injury but is “a definite starter” for Wednesday, according to skipper Cameron Smith.

State of Origin Game 2 – the time has come. After a seeming changing of the guard in Game 1, are we going to witness a new dynasty born in Game 2?

You can find out, live, free and exclusive, on Channel 9 from the time of 7:30pm AEST on Wednesday 21 June.

The teams move to Sydney, with this being NSW’s only home game of the three-game series as they look to wrap it up. Everyone has been talking about the death of Queensland, and that this is NSW’s time.

But Queensland team have bounced back before, and all will be revealed on the field in Origin 2.

The TV coverage will start at 7:30pm, with the game broadcast exclusively live and free on Channel Nine. Nine is the only channel bringing viewers the game all across Australia.

Once again the voice of rugby league, Ray ‘Rabs’ Warren, will call the action from the commentary box alongside some of the game’s greats, including Parramatta legend Peter Sterling, NSW’s most successful coach Phil Gould and Queensland Origin great Paul Vautin.

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The 2017 College World Series begins Saturday at TD AmeriTrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

The World Series begins with two games on Saturday, June 17, followed by two more on Sunday, June 18. Double-elimination play continues through Saturday, June 24. The best-of-three national championship series runs June 26-28.

The 2017 College World Series starts today, with the 64-team NCAA baseball tournament field whittled down to the final eight schools ready to battle for the title at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.

Five of the top eight national seeds advanced to the College World Series, including No. 1 Oregon State, No. 3 Florida, and No. 4 LSU. Only two of these eight teams — Florida and No. 6 TCU — played in the College World Series in 2016.

All eight teams have been here before, with at least three appearances in Omaha for each school. Three teams have won national titles — LSU is a six-time champion, last in 2009; Cal State Fullerton is a four-time champ, last in 2004; and Oregon State has two titles to its credit, the last in 2007.

These eight teams are split into two groups of four. On one side of the bracket, Oregon State, Cal State Fullerton, LSU, and Florida State will battle. On the other side of the bracket, we have Louisville, Texas A&M, Florida, and TCU.

Both sides will battle, double-elimination style, with one winner from each side advancing to the best-of-three College World Series finals.

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The Royal Cheshire County Show is a fabulous celebration of the county’s vibrant agricultural community, regularly attracting more than 80,000 people across two days.

Competition classes are of the highest standard and include dairy goats, cattle, pigs and sheep plus hundreds of classes for light and heavy horses, show jumping, rare breeds of livestock, poultry, pygmy goats, pigeons, cavies, rabbits and its much-loved dog show.

With more than 700 trade stalls, fabulously fresh foods including boutique cheeses and bustling food halls packed with live demonstrations, rolling entertainment throughout the day, traditional fun fair and thrilling Main Ring programme, the Royal Cheshire County Show is too good to miss.

THE most important day in Cheshire’s calendar starts on Tuesday as the Royal Cheshire Show begins at Tabley Showground.

There’s a host of show rings on offer for guests to enjoy including cattle rings, sheep, goats, pigs, rare breeds, light horse section, shire horse ring, British Showjumping, pigeons, rabbits and cavies and a poultry exhibition.

On Tuesday, the action in the main ring starts at 9.45am, while on Wednesday it starts at 9am.

There is a music bandstand, a ‘live’ food theatre featuring celebrity chefs, a village green featuring performances from Cheshire-based groups, an agricultural centre detailing how farmers in the county go about their business, the ‘Four Seasons of Farming’ exhibition, a flower marquee and a poultry and egg competition.

The Royal Cheshire Showground, Clay House Farm, Knutsford, WA16 0JF – use this if you have a Sat Nav Getting there Free Bus Services – a free bus service to the showground will operate from Knutsford train and bus stations, Hartford Railway Station, and Northwich train station.

The first bus to the showground from Knutsford – stopping at Adams Hill, Stanley Road, Bexton Road, Knutsford Bus Station, Stanley Road, Northwich Road, Chester Road, Pickmere Lane to the Showground – leaves at 8am and the last one departs the showground at 7pm.

The first free bus leaving Hartford train station departs at 8am – stopping at Chester Road, Castle Street, Bull Ring, Watling Street, Chester Way, Station Road, Manchester Road, Hall Lane, Church Street and Pickmere Lane to the Showground – the last one back departs the showground at 7pm.

Buses will operate between 8am and 11am and 3pm and 7pm.

Highways England, which is responsible for the M6 and M56 and the new A556 Knutsford to Bowdon link road, is working with Cheshire East Council, which is responsible for local roads, to manage traffic for the event.

The British and Irish Lions face their final warm-up game before taking on the All Blacks against the Chiefs as the squad is given one last chance to impress in an effort to force their way into the side for the first Test. Follow the latest here.

The British & Irish Lions — the rugby union all-star team with players drawn from all home nations of the United Kingdom as well as Ireland — plays its final warm-up Tuesday before the first international Test match of the 2017 New Zealand tour on Tuesday, a match that will live stream as the Lions take on Chiefs, the current fourth place team on the Australasian Super Rugby table. But Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has thrown the game wide pine by changing all 15 starting players from his team’s victory on Saturday over Maori All Blacks.

A stellar rugby presenting line-up are bringing you brilliant coverage of the tour, with a punditry team boasting nearly 350 international caps and 15 Lions appearances between them.

Our team of expert commentators, reporters and pundits includes World Cup winner Ben Kay as lead co-commentator for all three Tests against the All Blacks, with fellow former Lion and Welsh legend Shane Williams also a key part of talkSPORT’s coverage for the Test series and other tour matches.

They are joined by one of the greatest Lions of all-time and four times Lions Head Coach, Sir Ian McGeechan, plus former Lion and Irish centre Gordon D’Arcy, and ex-New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall to give the Kiwi view on all the action.

Northern Ireland’s 34-year-old hooker Rory Best gets his first opportunity to captain the Lions in Hamilton, New Zealand, with six players on the side getting into a game for the first time on the tour on which the Lions have already played five matches.

The Chiefs side, however, will likely feature no players set to start for New Zealand in Saturday’s first Test match, to three scheduled on the 10-date tour. But for the Lions, several players will be trying to impress Gatland enough to earn a starting spot in the Eden Park test just four days later.

To find out how to watch a live stream of the Chiefs vs. British & Irish Lions rugby union tour match, see the streaming instructions at the bottom of this article.

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Royal Ascot 2017 will be broadcast in 175 territories with a reach of 650 million households this week through Ascot’s media rights arrangements with Pitch International and Racecourse Media Group (RMG).

Uniquely in Britain, every race will be carried live on ITV1, whilst Irish viewers will see the meeting on free-to-watch television channel TV3.

In the US, the agreement with NBC aligns Ascot with a globally-renowned broadcasting powerhouse, while also doubling the reach of Ascot in that market. Last year NBC was the only network in the US to achieve viewership growth in the US (up 8%) and in the 18-49 demographic (up 3%). Its main NBC channel reaches 97% of US households while its cable sports channel – NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) – is in 78 million homes.

There will be over four hours of coverage daily on NBCSN, whilst the Royal Procession and fashion highlights will feature in the main network’s flagship “Today” morning programme.

Nick Luck will front the NBCSN programme from Ascot and also on course will be an array of presenting talent from the Middle East, reflecting the importance of Royal Ascot to that key market.

The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region will be served by live coverage from Dubai Racing Channel, Abu Dhabi Sports, BeIN Sports and Al Kass.

Deals in markets such as Russia (Match TV), Sub-Saharan Africa (Kwese) and China (Sina) take Ascot out from behind paywalls in some of the largest markets; In China, the Sina deal not only makes Ascot available to over 200 million broadband households, but will also promote the event to social media platform Sina Weibo’s 600 million active users.

Exposure through Eurosport across Europe and Asia also maximises reach (over 150 million households). Eurosport.com with over 33 million monthly unique users is Europe’s most visited sports website, while its mobile App generates 16 million downloads per day and its social media accounts have over 10 million followers.

Through OTT platforms such as DAZN in Germany, Ascot is being broadcast through some of the most innovative and progressive channels, ensuring the event reaches younger, diverse and digitally aware audiences.

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) will ensure that over 20,000 British troops and personnel serving overseas will be able to watch ITV’s output.

SNTV (Sports News TV),the leading sports news video agency, will distribute coverage to news outlets around the world, whilst Sky Sports News, BBC News and various overseas news crews will also be on site. CNN is covering the meeting for its World Sport and Winning Post broadcasts.

More than 40,000 betting shops across 43 countries will show the action, while 40 online bookmakers will stream live coverage. RMG’s TV channel, Racing UK, will also show the race to 50,000 subscribers and in 6,000 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland.

BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, including the Alan Brazil Breakfast Show, will be on site and broadcasting live coverage and commentaries to their listeners. Racing UK Radio, which syndicates audio on behalf of Ascot Racecourse, will distribute to regional, national and international news stations and BBC Radio Berkshire will be based on site all week giving extensive through the day flavour of the event from a regional perspective.

But as Royal Ascot closes in, and then thrusts itself on one, it’s easy to melt a little, and start to wallow in the glory of the showpiece fixture.

Let’s be real people. Ascot is pretty damn cool. Although it’s going to be hot this week, which will make it even cooler if you get what I mean!

You have to be a pretty dull person to think that top class Flat horses, sensational fashion and lots of champagne doesn’t bode for a good day out.

So while the passion for the on track action at Cheltenham will never be surpassed by any Flat race, Ascot is still something very special.

It’s even more special for me this week, as I’ll be on network TV at the fixture for the first time. ITV shows every race every day, and I hope you love the coverage.

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BRISTLING at the array of Australian and international press in Russia, Ange Postecoglou snarled at the prospect of the next month defining his Socceroos tenure.

Indeed, with an Asian Cup triumph and a regeneration of the national side to look back on, the former Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory boss feels the record has been written.

But, in truth, the next month is paramount to the short term future of the national side.

It is finally a chance to strut the Socceroos’ ‘progress’ – or otherwise – against nations of the highest calibre. The Brazil audition – in a simple appraisal – did not go well, but look beneath the surface and the efforts of a second string XI for large parts of the contest against football’s top nation showed improvement that will need to be replicated and increased over the coming weeks.

During his reign, the Socceroos have defied form and public fear heading into the World Cup and Asian Cup, and the anxious mood with a prevailing uncertainty has crept back into the atmosphere again thanks to the Socceroos really having struggled to convince since playing United Arab Emirates in September. With the side sitting outside the automatic qualifying spots in Asia’s Group B, fans will hope the team arrives at August 31, in Japan, buoyed by competitive displays against the champions of Africa, South America and the World Cup winners, rather than with a dented confidence.

Despite recent form and the surrounding narrative, belief – publically at least – has simply not wavered anywhere you look across the Socceroos set-up: players, backroom staff, or the boss himself. The mantra is clear and the way they’ll execute, with three defenders and a flooded midfield, is now as obvious to the Socceroos’ three opponents as to any fan.

Now, selection is hardly a talking point. The only vagaries would be if Mitch Langerak gets a game over Mat Ryan; whether Mark Milligan sits in the No.6 position or completes the defensive triumvirate, in which case a Massimo Luongo comes into the reckoning again, and whether Robbie Kruse is squeezed into the XI or used as an impact player.

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All eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar might reportedly be on his way out of Real Madrid after the tax scandal he was accused of earlier this week, so reporters from all around the globe will be taking a look at Ronaldo’s attitude on the pitch to see if there’s any truth behind the rumors.

Portugal will be defeding their European title in this Confederations Cup and should have the talent to compete in this tournament. Players like Bernardo Silva, Andre Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo are most definitely good enough to guarantee good performances.

The 2017 Confederations Cup will have already seen one match played entering Sunday, June 18. However, the first match on the second day could be one of the best of the group stage as Portugal face Mexico. These two squads are stacked with talent and have to be considered contenders to win.

Obviously the Portugal side has the best player in the entire tournament with the ineffable Cristiano Ronaldo. Fresh off winning La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid, he’ll look to set the tone in the Confederations Cup. Perhaps more important to their plight, however, is the defense anchored by Bruno Alves and Pepe. If they come to play, Ronaldo will surely do his part.

Why the defense of the Portuguese will be vital really comes down to Chicharito. Though he often goes silent, he’s a world-class player without question. What’s more, he always plays his heart out when suiting up for Mexico. If he’s able to shine and Guillermo Ochoa is able to deliver more masterclass efforts in net, the Mexican side can be dangerous.

Portugal vs. Mexico in the 2017 Confederations Cup can be seen on FS1. Subsequently, you have a number of options for streaming and watching online. First, you can watch on Fox Sports Go, which will require a cable or satellite subscription to log in. There is also the option to sign up for a paid membership to Fubo.TV, which will stream the action.

It is unlikely to get much mainstream exposure in the United States, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of people across the 50 states tuning into what is likely to be one of the most-watched, if not the most-watched, global sporting events of 2017. Renewing a sporting rivalry that puts almost all others in the shade, India will take on its neighbor Pakistan Sunday in the final of cricket’s ICC Champions Trophy, a scaled-down, elites-only version of the World Cup.

India and Pakistan rarely compete at cricket, the game which dominates both the sporting and cultural landscape in both countries. That has been the scenario since heated political tensions between the two were dramatically exacerbated by the Mumbai attacks in 2008. The attacks were carried out and orchestrated by Pakistanis, who India accused the Pakistan state of supporting and later shielding.

Cricketing relations were soon cut and ever since the two teams have met only sporadically, almost exclusively when they are compelled to face off in major tournaments.

When India began their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign against Pakistan at Edgbaston today, there were two different schools of thought about the prospects of the two sides. One half expected India, the defending champions, to make it all the way to the final, while the other half gave bottom-ranked Pakistan not even a ghost of a chance. But as things turned out, half of those people were wrong. Pakistan are in the final and in a knockout match, anything can happen

Sunday will be a unique day in the sports history of India and Pakistan. While the cricket teams will battle in the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval, the arch-rivals will also clash at the Olympic Park in a match of the FIH World Hockey League semi-finals.

But both cricket and hockey will be in their respective realms as focus and composure will be the key factors on Sunday as Pakistan eye their maiden Champions Trophy win and India their third.

This year’s Champions Trophy has seen several twists and turns. Three Asian teams making the last four of the tournament that brings the best eight ODI teams in the world is a huge statement of the sub-continent’s domination.

Sunday will be a unique day in the sports history of India and Pakistan. While the cricket teams will battle in the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval, the arch-rivals will also clash at the Olympic Park in a match of the FIH World Hockey League semi-finals.

But both cricket and hockey will be in their respective realms as focus and composure will be the key factors on Sunday as Pakistan eye their maiden Champions Trophy win and India their third.

This year’s Champions Trophy has seen several twists and turns. Three Asian teams making the last four of the tournament that brings the best eight ODI teams in the world is a huge statement of the sub-continent’s domination.

London will have one of sport’s highest-profile fixtures in its midst on Sunday. It is estimated more than a billion worldwide tuned in to watch India beat Pakistan in their group-stage clash at Adelaide in the last World Cup.

A full house is a formality at The Oval, with projected broadcast figures likely to overtake previous records as unheralded Pakistan try to sneak the Champions Trophy from under the noses of the holders, neighbours and great rivals.

Football’s equivalent might be a Wembley final of the European Championship between Spain and Germany. A few might tune in for that as well…